"quaternation" meaning in English

See quaternation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: quaternations [plural]
Etymology: quaternary + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|quaternary|ation}} quaternary + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} quaternation (countable and uncountable, plural quaternations)
  1. (organic chemistry) The conversion of an amine into a quaternary ammonium compound. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry

Inflected forms

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